Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 255 companies were registered in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Barnsley UK 2015 255 161,156 2014 262 150,722 % change -2.7% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (262) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 78 79 98 New companies in 2014 88 73 101 % change -11.4% 8.2% -3.0% Record Year 2014 (88) 2015 (79) 2007 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 169 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 49.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Barnsley UK 2015 169 89,523 2014 113 82,370 % change 49.6% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (169) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 38 61 70 Closed companies in 2014 29 40 44 % change 31.0% 52.5% 59% Record Year 2013 (43) 2015 (61) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Barnsley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 86 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Barnsley UK 2015 86 71,633 2014 149 68,352 Record Year 2014 (149) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 40 18 28 Net growth in 2014 59 33 57 Record Year 2014 (59) 2004 (53) 2007 (81)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Barnsley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Barnsley 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -13.0% -0.3% -11.6% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1973 (0.2%) 1994 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 2007 when 32.7% of all directors were female.
27.6% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BARNSLEY 1.13% CONSULTING 5.23% YORKSHIRE 1.13% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CARE 1.00% PROPERTY 2.72% ENGINEERING 1.00% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 0.93% CARE 2.13% (BARNSLEY) 0.93% ENGINEERING 2.12% ELECTRICAL 0.80% LONDON 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTY 0.73% TRANSPORT 1.82% S 0.73% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTING 0.66% DESIGN 1.65% CONSULTANTS 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.66% CO., 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.66% J 1.55% D 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CENTRE 0.60% BUSINESS 1.49% M 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% C 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% TRAINING 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.44% JOINERY 0.60% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% FINANCIAL 0.53% BUILDING 1.31% BUILDING 0.53% IT 1.30% R 0.53% MEDIA 1.28% T 0.53% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 566 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 87 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 58,522 41100 - Development of building projects 35 11,863 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 31 9,080 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 10,200 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 30,825 43210 - Electrical installation 24 6,139 49410 - Freight transport by road 23 12,485 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 23 7,797 74990 - Non-trading company 22 13,794 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 22 8,607 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 19 5,392 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 19,098 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 6,355 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 11,600 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,862 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 17 6,815
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09473097 MOKKIES DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09485872 HARLIBOO LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09487836 ADVANCED EXCAVATION LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09488879 AMIRA GROUP LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09495868 IJR PROPERTIES LTD 18 Mar 2015 09511866 DIRECT DRAINAGE LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09519726 JT SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2015 09467968 TRENCHLESS SALES UK LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09477077 TANTASTIC LEISURE LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09493475 ECLIPSE DISCO LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09495602 RYAN YOUNG LTD 18 Mar 2015 09499653 IAN S PARSONS LTD 19 Mar 2015 09518599 B C C CARE LTD 31 Mar 2015 09467149 RM FROBISHER (1986) LTD. 03 Mar 2015 09502032 MANTERFIELD ROOFING YORKSHIRE LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09513333 D.T CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 27 Mar 2015 09516274 A PARRY ENGINEERING LTD 28 Mar 2015 09467886 GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LTD 03 Mar 2015 09501205 GLOBAL METAL SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Mar 2015 09503181 ULTRALIFE NUTRITION LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09480502 KPW CONSTRUCTION LTD 10 Mar 2015 OC398607 NEWLEAF HOLDINGS LLP 03 Mar 2015 09478042 PRO DRIVEN (BARNSLEY) LTD 09 Mar 2015 09479825 ELEMENT ROOF CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09508819 RED ROOFING LTD 25 Mar 2015
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